Forestry looks for new markets after new national park cuts supply
By Emma Rennie
The Great Koala National Park was announced to protect koalas and forests in northern NSW, but the forestry industry has been left wondering how it can fill a shortfall in supply.
#ForestryLoggingandTimberIndustry #Forests #ForestRegeneration #NationalParks #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #EmmaRennie
Residents told it is 'time to leave' as winds fan bushfires in NSW
By Claire Simmonds, Cath Adams, and Emma Rennie
The NSW Rural Fire Service has warned residents in parts of northern NSW to leave their homes if they are not prepared to defend against an out-of-control bushfire which has started amid hot and windy conditions.
Friends pay tribute to 'fantastic people' killed in light plane crash
By Romy Gilbert and Emma Rennie
Friends and neighbours of three people killed in a plane crash at Shellharbour Airport in New South Wales say their deaths are a "big loss to the community".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-12/friends-pay-tribute-to-plane-crash-victims/105882278
Can private information uploaded to ChatGPT be found by other users?
By Emma Rennie
Data experts say it is hard to know what the implications are for 3,000 flood victims who have had personal information uploaded to the AI platform by a government contractor.
#AI #PersonalDataCollectionPolicy #DisasterReconstruction #Floods #CyberSecurity #EmmaRennie
Major data breach as up to 3,000 flood victims' details loaded to ChatGPT
By Cathy Adams and Emma Rennie
The NSW Reconstruction Authority says the breach occurred in March and involved the personal data of applicants to the Northern Rivers Resilient Homes Program.
#PersonalDataCollectionPolicy #AI #Floods #DisasterRelief #CathyAdams #EmmaRennie
Man missing after fire destroys home in northern NSW
By Emma Rennie and Cathy Adams
Police say responders arrived at the East Lismore address to find the fire was "well developed".
Byron Bay's 60-day holiday rental cap yields mixed results in first year
By Emma Rennie
A year after controversial holiday rental caps were introduced in Byron Bay to boost rental availability, the data is unclear about whether the endeavour has been a success.
#RentalHousing #TourismandLeisureIndustry #HousingPolicy #LocalGovernment #EmmaRennie
Lindy Lucena's daughter tells court of 'bravest person I know'
By Emma Rennie
Robert Karl Huber has been sentenced to 12 years in prison over the death of his partner Lindy Lucena in Ballina in 2023.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-11/robert-huber-sentenced-lindy-lucena-manslaughter/105752582
These frogs are tiny, but their very existence is a huge sign of hope
By Emma Rennie
For the first time, researchers have been able to successfully breed and release into the wild an endangered species of mountain frog.
#EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #ClimateChange #InvasiveSpecies #NationalParks #Conservation #Animals #EmmaRennie
These frogs are tiny, but their very existence is a huge sign of hope
By Emma Rennie
For the first time, researchers have been able to successfully breed and release into the wild an endangered species of mountain frog.
#EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #ClimateChange #InvasiveSpecies #NationalParks #Conservation #Animals #EmmaRennie
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